EPCOT brings Mars closer to Earth with new Mission: SPACE exhibit

Oct 04, 2023 in "Mission: SPACE"

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

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Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Posted: Wednesday October 4, 2023 10:09am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Mission: SPACE at Walt Disney World's EPCOT has a new addition created through the combined efforts of Walt Disney Imagineering and NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover team.

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

The new display replicates the tread marks left by the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars, using a borrowed prototype rover wheel.

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Disney artists also added some surface collection tubes recreated through 3D printing.

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance Mars Rover display at Mission SPACE

Perseverance continues its mission on Mars to collect samples that a future mission could one day return to Earth.

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dmc4937 days ago

ahh yep, thanks

James Alucobond7 days ago

The Mission: SPACE signage is in the planter to the right. I think that one in the center is just where the topiary goes during F&G.

dmc4937 days ago

Redoing Mars is taking an eternity but it does look great. Small sign in the planter seems gone again too

DCBaker7 days ago

Here's a current look as the refurbishment continues: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54140286188_9d7e48ea31_o.jpg

osianAug 09, 2024

Why?

SobchakSecurityAug 09, 2024

Who knows if it's true, but I remember reading years ago that apparently people watching the gravity wheel continually rotate while they were standing in line actually increased the motion sickness problem on the ride, some sort of visually induced dizziness that the ride then exacerbated.

Haymarket2008Aug 09, 2024

Mr. Iger, tear down this attraction.

dmc493Aug 08, 2024

you're quite the Debbie Downer aren't ya

James AlucobondAug 08, 2024

I mean, the Earth spinning was also not something most people realized was missing. Not saying they’ll fix anything else, but you’re arguing that they won’t repair ignorable details in a thread where they just, uh, repaired an ignorable detail.

Epcot81FanAug 08, 2024

Nah, not a prominent element in the queue nor relevant to the attraction, why bother? Hey, can I interest you in a Figment popcorn bucket?

Disstevefan1Aug 08, 2024

"If we can dream it, we can do it"

dmc493Aug 07, 2024

Wishful thinking that the gravity wheel inside will start spinning again too?

Disstevefan1Aug 07, 2024

Good show Disney!! As much as I miss Horizons, I really like Mission Space. A non IP, very "EPCOTy" feeling pavilion.

James AlucobondAug 07, 2024

https://blogmickey.com/2024/08/as-the-world-turns-spinning-earth-effect-working-again-at-mission-space/

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